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Tuckerizing is named for Bob "Wilson" Tucker, an early SF author who published professional mystery and sf novels in which he used the real names of fan friends for characters that, of course, bear no resemblance to the real person.

Reasons for Tuckerization might include amusing knowledgeable readers, amusing those Tuckerized, to raise money for charity (by selling a chance to appear as a fictional character in a story), and occasionally out of some degree of malice (by having the named character do something reprehensible), though there is a risk of legal problems in such cases. There may occasionally be other problems; for example, adventures for Games Workshop's Judge DreddRPG often named game writers and other industry figures (including fanzine editors) as Judges or perps (criminals), or used their names for buildings etc.. In at least one instance a name had to be changed after it was pointed out that it was also the name of a recently-deceased real-world Judge (related to the author whose name had been used) and might upset the family.

Notable Fans

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[Note: This page is a place to add Tuckerized fans who are already in the Fanlore wiki or should be; this is not intended as a way to "out" fans who appear in sff works under their real names if those names are not more broadly known.]